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Detailed Translations for puzzling from English to German

puzzling:

puzzling adj

  1. puzzling (perplexing)

Translation Matrix for puzzling:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- confusing; enigmatic; enigmatical; perplexing
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
kopfzerbrechend perplexing; puzzling

Related Words for "puzzling":


Synonyms for "puzzling":


Related Definitions for "puzzling":

  1. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity1
    • a puzzling statement1
  2. not clear to the understanding1

Wiktionary Translations for puzzling:

puzzling
adjective
  1. difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing
puzzling
adjective
  1. bildungssprachlich, selten: nicht zu durchschauen oder zu erklären

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
puzzling rätselhaft raadselachtig — onbegrijpelijk door dubbelzinnige of verborgen informatie
puzzling rätselhaft; schleierhaft; dunkel; enigmatisch amphigourique — Qui a le caractère de l’amphigouri.
puzzling enigmatisch énigmatique — Qui renferme une énigme ou qui tient de l’énigme.

puzzling form of puzzle:

puzzle [the ~] nom

  1. the puzzle (brainteaser; braintwister; riddle)
    Problem; Rätsel; die Denksportaufgabe; Schwierige Rätsel

to puzzle verbe (puzzles, puzzled, puzzling)

  1. to puzzle (solve crossword puzzles; do jigsaw puzzles)
    grübeln; brüten; hin und her überlegen; nachdenken
    • grübeln verbe (grüble, grübelst, grübelt, grübelte, grübeltet, gegrübelt)
    • brüten verbe (brüte, brütest, brütet, brütete, brütetet, gebrütet)
    • hin und her überlegen verbe (überlege hin und her, überlegst hin und her, überlegt hin und her, überlegte hin und her, überlegtet hin und her, hin und her überlegt)
    • nachdenken verbe (denke nach, denkst nach, denkt nach, dachte nach, dachten nach, nachgedacht)
  2. to puzzle (break one's head)
    brüten; grübeln
    • brüten verbe (brüte, brütest, brütet, brütete, brütetet, gebrütet)
    • grübeln verbe (grüble, grübelst, grübelt, grübelte, grübeltet, gegrübelt)

Conjugations for puzzle:

present
  1. puzzle
  2. puzzle
  3. puzzles
  4. puzzle
  5. puzzle
  6. puzzle
simple past
  1. puzzled
  2. puzzled
  3. puzzled
  4. puzzled
  5. puzzled
  6. puzzled
present perfect
  1. have puzzled
  2. have puzzled
  3. has puzzled
  4. have puzzled
  5. have puzzled
  6. have puzzled
past continuous
  1. was puzzling
  2. were puzzling
  3. was puzzling
  4. were puzzling
  5. were puzzling
  6. were puzzling
future
  1. shall puzzle
  2. will puzzle
  3. will puzzle
  4. shall puzzle
  5. will puzzle
  6. will puzzle
continuous present
  1. am puzzling
  2. are puzzling
  3. is puzzling
  4. are puzzling
  5. are puzzling
  6. are puzzling
subjunctive
  1. be puzzled
  2. be puzzled
  3. be puzzled
  4. be puzzled
  5. be puzzled
  6. be puzzled
diverse
  1. puzzle!
  2. let's puzzle!
  3. puzzled
  4. puzzling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for puzzle:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Denksportaufgabe brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle
Problem brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle Problem; case; difficulty; issue; issues; matter; miseries; problem; problematical case; problems; question; task; troubles
Rätsel brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle riddle
Schwierige Rätsel brainteaser; braintwister; puzzle; riddle
- mystifier; puzzler; teaser
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
brüten break one's head; do jigsaw puzzles; puzzle; solve crossword puzzles be brewing; bother; brood; contemplate; fret; hatch out; meditate on; mope; muse; muse on; ponder on; reflect on; worry
grübeln break one's head; do jigsaw puzzles; puzzle; solve crossword puzzles be indecised; bother; brood; brood over; cogitate; consider; contemplate; defer; delay; deter; doubt; fret; hesitate; linger; meditate on; mope; muse; muse on; nurse a grievance; ponder; ponder on; pout; procrastinate; put off; question; reflect; reflect on; sulk; tarry; think; think hard; vacillate; waver; wonder; worry; worry about
hin und her überlegen do jigsaw puzzles; puzzle; solve crossword puzzles bother; brood; fret; mope; worry
nachdenken do jigsaw puzzles; puzzle; solve crossword puzzles bother; brood; cogitate; consider; contemplate; devise; do some hard thinking; fret; lay schemes; make plans; meditate on; mope; muse; muse on; philosophise; philosophize; plan; plot; ponder; ponder on; reflect; reflect on; think; think better of it; wonder; worry
- baffle; beat; bewilder; get; mystify; perplex; pose; stick; vex

Related Words for "puzzle":


Synonyms for "puzzle":


Related Definitions for "puzzle":

  1. a game that tests your ingenuity1
  2. a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution1
    • he loved to solve chessmate puzzles1
  3. be a mystery or bewildering to1
  4. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide1
    • We puzzled over her sudden departure1

Wiktionary Translations for puzzle:

puzzle
noun
  1. anything difficult to understand or make sense of
  2. game for one person
  3. riddle
verb
  1. to perplex
puzzle
noun
  1. ungelöste Fragestellung, ein Mysterium
  2. Aufgabe, in Form einer Frage oder auch in graphischer Form, die durch Raten und Nachdenken zu lösen ist
  3. Spiel, bei dem ein zerschnittenes Bild wieder zusammengesetzt werden muss
  4. -

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
puzzle Rätsel raadsel — iets waarnaar men moet raden
puzzle Puzzle puzzel — een raadsel of moeilijke opgave die men als tijdverdrijf probeert op te lossen
puzzle Puzzle casse-tête — Rébus, mots-croisés ou illustration découpé
puzzle bestürzt machen; in Bestürzung versetzen; konsternieren stupéfierengourdir, diminuer ou suspendre le sentiment et le mouvement.
puzzle trüben; in Unordnung bringen; in Verwirrung bringen; verwirren; agitieren; aufwiegeln; in Wallung bringen; in Aufruhr versetzen; in Unruhe versetzen; aufwühlen troublerrendre trouble.
puzzle Rätsel énigme — Jeu d’esprit